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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10

TIIg Subscriber hsrvby Tv,s public noies thai
h. has tssn daily spgoiaisd ~ the Hoa. jsiss
Of frob.is Tor tbs Josnly q Otf1ri, All Assumed
he frust q Afnlnlsfrstnf % ths esi Afs q
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10

OxTOHp. ss;-At Court 81 frohais bell ct
fAis. wittin afd f0f nc CoabtF ~ ottofd' 90
the m Of Tassdsy a Apfu. a. q. ls7.
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OF The sstsis Of tsi ds.ssss'i To- alossnc-i
OHpGRID. That sad AdminisiraiOf sifs police
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DAY u MAJ nsht. ~ uine oelees "a ihe tfs'
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FRANCIS W. REDLoS. l.Ie Of Porter,
IN sad Ccunty. dsosssed. by al, inE hood 81 the
Law direct che there fore regsssts al persoss IN
dsbtsd 90 the estats ~ sah decesssi " mate I'M
m slials paymsrt, ssd those vho have any de-
MAIDS tksfean 10 ethiDli the sane ~
Anil 10. Issl NELLIE n. REDLON.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
sIIERSFr's SALE.

suERuFF's SALE.
STATE on MAINE.
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'I'AKEN On etes-uiion. sn1 wiil h solt ~ public
i suction, ca the lsth day - Msy. A. ID. 1851, Al
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tks ssl dsy u JanaAry, A. II. 1871, ~hen the sane
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lowiaf described morgaEsd real estate. situated In
al Paris, south village, 10 wd; The 10 81 Land
opposite The Grsni Irunk dsTot. with the bundinr.
north westerly By ths rosi soath westerly BY l.nd q
J. N. CammlnT.. .oathe astsriy BY Land q =. u.
irigrs, ADD ncr,A essteriy BY land q Geo. Jones-
rT. STONE. p,pu,y sheriff.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10

OXrORD ssf-A Govt ~ Probate 49, ~
pr. .Hhla ani flf ths Coaaty sfOsfofi. on
The Thlri Tss.saF ~ A.. a y. tssf
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TIN sst.crusr hsreby sivss ganiis noiics I. Al
30 has t~sn duly apIolni~i ~ The lies. Judss
~ Probate fpf ne Coaaty ofOtfofi. and sssumei
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immeiiAis paynsnt. AT thoss sho have any de-
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1uE subscriber hereby gives feblc Notice
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assumed the Tusf % AdnaInistratrit 81 the estate
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TnE ssb.-fi,-f hsfsby give. pstlic u,,.ss
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
LEAGUE and A,socIation Games.

At tDetroit-Detroit, 0; Boston, =; earned,
Boston .; errors, Detroit, |; Boston, =
base hits, Detroit 3 Boston, Z; batteries,
Conway and Bennett, Madden and Kelley.
Umpire, Daniels.
At Phlladelphia-Athletic i, Louisville
5; base nits, Athletic Z, Louisville 8
errors, Athletic 3, Louisville 5; batteries,
Seward and Robinson, Ramsey and Cook.
Umpire, Ferguson.
At baltimore Baltimore st. Louis post
pOned on account of rain.
At New YOrk-BroOklyn ., Cincinnati
Z; base hits, 10 each; errors, Brooklyn g.
Cincinnati =; batteries, Porter and PeO
pies, Smith and Baldwin. Umpire, Keenan,,
At Chicago Chicago 10, Philadelphia l3
Earned runs, Chicago 9, Philadelphia D
errors. Chicago l3, Philadelphia 3; bas'
hits, Chicago %, Philadelphia Ii. Bat
teries, Baldwin, Ryan and DAILY; Butfintor
and Clements. Umpire, Powers.
At Observation-Disclosures Z, New
York, 4; earned runs, Indianapolis 5, New
York ,; base hits. Indianapolis Is, New
York 9; errors, indianapolis ?, New York l
batteries, Shreve and Myers, TitcOmb anC
Murphy. Umpire, Valentine
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg 3, Washington
| | earned Rms, each; errors, Pittsburg 3
Washington ;; base hits. Pittsburg 8
| Washington 3; batteries, Morris and Car
roll, 0'Day and Gilligan.
At New York-Mets 8, Cleveland 3; bas'
hits, IL each; errors, Nets 2, Cleveland 8
| batteries, Parsons and Donohue, Morrison
! and Snyder, umpire Sullivan.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
MANITOBA TROUBLES.
THE RAILROAD RAtKkI THRsirgNS To
IND IN BLO0DSAEl,
The DSmihiOn GOyefnmsat has 0risTsi ,hs Militia
10 hold Themselves In Readiness b SaFprsss
Any frOuble-F'elirg Of the People
thoroughly Aroused.

OTTAWA, ONT, September l3-It is re.
ported here that affairs in Manitoba, over
the interference Of the Dominion Govern
ment with provincial rights in disallowing
the charter OF the Red River Valley Rail-
road granted by the losal government, are
daily assuming more sericus outlook,
and the Dominion Government has ordered
the militia stationed at Winnipeg to hold
themselves IN readiness to suppress any
trouble.
A Winnipeg dispatch states that tho
feeling on railway matters has been thor
oughly aroused again by the action Of the
Federal Government in applying for an
injunction 10 restrain the Red River Val
ley Road from further tresrassing on .
number Of lots owned by the Government
one oi the PROVINCIAL Ministers xnlnittcu
that this was the second serious difficulty
the Province had yet encountered.
Sir John Macdonald, Premier Of tho
Dominion, says positively that he will en-
force the veto power vested in him, while
Norquay, Premier OF Manitoba, says hc
will not give in and will fight for his
rights 10 the bitter end. The affair is
creating considerable excitement here,
especially among the troops, who antici-
pate call to arms 10 suppress another
Northwest rebellion. In the event Of any
trouble Premier Norquay, who is half
breed, would have at his back both the
half breeds and Indians who took part in
the rebellion OF 1895.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
Tne Fisheries.

WASHINGTON, September IL : In an An
aver to an inquiry to-day relative 10 the
statement made in ,ss British House Of
Commons by Sir Jsmes Ferguson 10 the
effect thai the United States Government
had ordered the discontinuance Of the seiz-
ures Of British vessels sailing In Alaskan
waters, Secretary Bayard said that his at
tention hal already been drawn 70 the
matter and that he had real the statement
with surprise. lie knew nothing Of the
making Of an order such ~ DESERVED.
Secretary Bayard said that there was no
real relation or connection Of any kind be-
tween tls seizures In Alaskan waters and
thu question arising under the treaty Of
1918, relative 10 the Canadian fisheries.
The negotiations with the British Govern
ment upon the last named subject are
progressing ~ well ~ can be expected.
No selections have yet been made Of per-
sons 10 assist the United States Govern
ment IN the negotiations. hut Secretary
Bayard says he IL hopeful OF his ability 10
lay hsfore Congress when II as~emhisr .
satisfactory basis OF settlement oi the dif
ferencss between the United States and
Great Britain respecting the fisheries.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
Press Comments on the Debate.

LONDON, September 13.-The Times,
commenting on the debate in the House OF
Commons last night on the Governments
course in regard tp Ireland, says: 'The
figure cut by the Separatist leaders does not
appear to have been found impressive by
their own followers. The opposition was
not more thoroughly beaten by votes than
by argument.
The Post considers the OPPOSITION attack
upon the ministry last night very feeble
one.
The Ncus says "At the last general
election both parties agreed that hencefortd
Ireland should he placed upon an equal
footing with England in every respect. 1t
is CURIOUS that none Of the supporters OF
the Government in Parliament or in the
press seem conscious of this change in the
mode of viewing political events in Ire
land"
The Standard says: 1T is a relief TO
know that the opposition failed ridiculous,
lv TO turn to factional uses n calamitOus
incident which, in well-ordered minds,
could only excite feeling Of the deepest
regret"
Parnell's health is Improved. The Par
ncllites have decided 10 renew the debate
on the third rsa.iing Of the Supply bill to-
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
Sbs Couldn't Understand II.

''What in the world has happened to
you since the last time saw yon?" asked
one lady of another when they net on the
street the other day;'I can't understand
it. Then you were pale, haggard and low
spirited, and I remember you said that
you hardly cared whether you lived or
died. To-day you look ever so much
younger, and it is very evident from your
beaming face that your low spirits have
taken flight" ''Yes, indeed" was the re
ply; "and shall tell you what drove
them away? 1t was DIR. Pierce's favorite
Prescription. was a martyr to functional
arrangement until | began taking the
Prescription Now am well as ever
was in my life. No woman who suffers a:
/ did, orght to let an hour pass before pro
curing this wonderful remedy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
TRAIN ROBBERS CONFESS.
Most of the Texas Gang Arrested and on
| GERS on the Trail of the Balance.

Most of the Texas Gang Arrested and OH
GERS on the Trail of the Balance.
SAN ANTONIO, Ten, September 13-
Since the first train robbery of the year
which occurred at O'Neill Station, on tht
international and Great Northern railway
two months ago, the officers, though hamp
cred by heavy country and very vague
descriptions, have been nactively at work.
II is believed that they now have the
major part Of the gang and that the resi-
cannot escape.
Four or five days ago Thomas Jones and
Bill Humphreys were arrested near Merid'
ian, Bosque county, in the northern part
OF the State Humphreys is man who
has been "up" several times for stage rob-
| berry, but has been smart enough most o
the time to prove an alibi. When this
game would not work he turned State'sev'
idence and got of in that way. He and
/ Jones are noted pals.
These arrests were kept a careful secret
as Humphreys penchaut for giving thing
away was well known. In this instance ht
| wished to tell cOnditiOnally all he knew
but by playing Jones OF against him the
officers obtained a full and free confession
| from them both.
Acting On Information thus given, OH
GERS Stephens, Bales and Hamilton yester
day morning mt daybreak surrounded the
house Of John CTeswell, who lives ~ Omile;
west of Medina City, in Bandera county
and called him. tie stepped outside anC
was promptly nabbed. lie had prellmi
nary trial before the Deputy United State'
Commissioner, and was placed unde
=, 900, which he failed TO give. lie is ont
of the parties named by Jones and Hum
1 pBr0ys.
According TO Jones and Humphreys
| there were thirteen men IN the Mcneil
affair. After cutting that train they di
yided, six of them doing the Flatonia an'
seven repairing to North Texas and making
( themselves famous by the celebrated stop
page OF tie Texas and Pacific train on
trestle, and the systematic robbery ofevery
/ thipu on IL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
CLARKSBURG'S WATERWORKS.
She VIII Get Them-A Woman Hangs
Herself to a Tree.
Spsc,dl Telegram 10 The Register.

NbCtb I'Vg'tt ~ bft NtgGcti'
CLARKSRURG, ". Va, September l3.--
The corporation election occurred to-day
for the ratification or rejection Oi an Ordi-
nance, for the issue of bonds for the con
structiOn of waterworks, appropriating,
not to exceed City thousand dollars.
ClarksbuTg did herself proud, indicating
beyond doubt that she is among the enter
prising cities in the State. She places her.
self in position to say to those who con.
template making their homes here, that
they will not only be protected against
fire, but that they will enjoy the ad-
vantages Of pure reservoir water, and
the many cOnreniences afforded by prop
erly located and conducted watcrwOrks.
After all legal arrangements have been
made for the issuance Of bonds and after
they have been sold upon the market,
work will at once commence under the
management probably of superintendent
appointed by Council or elected by the
people. Thus large amount Of money
will he put in circulation and distributed
among labOriug men, and will prove ad'
vantageous to the masses of the people by
securing Ia them permanent employment.
The total te cast at the election was 1SS,
of which three.filths or 23a votes were nee
esSary TO ratify the ordinance when in fact
the people adopted it by 425 votes,
there being but 65 against 1t.
The vote was as follows: Wards, First,
for ratification n, for rejection Q; Second
for ratification 81, Tor rejection 2l; Third,
for ratification 81, for rejection II; Fourth,
for ratification s3, for rejection 8; Fifth
for ratification sc, for rejection II; total fol
ratification 42S, for rejection 63.
Tonight the account Of terrible trag'
edy reached here. Although the partic,
nlars are not fully known yet we CLEANED
this much, that the body OF Mrs Elizabeth
Hall, the widow of the late job Hall, wa
found in this county in the woods on th'
right fork Of Ten Mile Creek, suspended u
tree to which a rope was attached, TIM
other end being around her neck. She wa
dead when discovered. A Coroner's jury
finds that she came to her death at her owl
hands The cause of the suicide is un
known.
News has Just reached here that lrwil
Golden, OF Bridgeport, a prominent cltl
zen, took suddenly i'll this evening aud
died in fifteen minutes, and before physl
clan could be gotten.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
PARK ERsBURG NEWS.

The Conference OF the NJ. y. Church South
Adjourns-faencraiN News.
spttTa! 10 To0ru'a h< RooixeT
PARKERsBURo, w. Va, September 1S
The Conference Of the Methodist Church
South closed its weeks session at Ravens
wood last night. Bishop J. c. Cranberry
presided. Following are the principal
clerical appointments: Parkersburg, J. NJ.
Carter; New Mar,insville, +. 4. McClung;
Point Pleasant, s. y. Maloney; Clarks-
burg, F.. W. Reynolds; Marion, W. G.
Ieech; Glenyille, ID. s. Bush; Philippi. J.
W. Simpson; Ravcnswood, b. =. Gosling;
Charleston. John Martin; Charleston Cir.
cuit, S. Bramble; Guyandotte, =. II.
Hoffman; Huntington, j. II. Jack
son; Barboursviile, s. q. Preston !;
Fayetteville, c. II. Dowell Webster, =.
Black; Cattlettsburg, Ky, j. A. Black I;
Ashland, J. W. Hampton. The presiding
elders OF Charleston, Faystte, Catlettsburg,
Clarksburg and PaTkersburg districts arc
respectively T. X. Wade, &. W. Shearer,
c. w. Cook, J. w. Lambert and 3. p.
M:CiunH.
A detachment OF thirty men, belonging
to the Ritchie Guards, left Harrisville to
night AZ an escort TO Governor Wilson Ia
the Constitutional Centennial at rhiladel-
phia.
Judge Charles X Rhodes, q prominent
citizen of Marietta and one Of the oldest
members OF the Washington county bar,
died last aight, aged 6s years lie will bc
BARRED tomorrow.
Two lady and fourteen gentlemen appli-
cants were 10 day before the Board Of Ex
amincrs oi the Civil Service Commission.
which was in session here. The classes OF
applicants are for positions payin 81 900 or
over and $500 OF les.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
HE TALKED WITH BLAINE.
Murat Halstead Throws n Little Light on
the Maine ManIa Plans.


NEW YORK, September 13.-Mr. Murat
Halstead, of Cincinnati, who arrived from
Europe, yesterday, talked interestingly
with a reporter last night on his visit
abroad
He was most impressed by the fact that
Americans are very popular in London;
that the Irish cause is unquestionably
making progress among the English peO'
pie; that the growth OF Democracy is be
hind the Irish question, and that that is
more important than the Irish question
itself
gOf Mr.. Blaine, whom he met in Ham,
burg, Mr.. HalStead says: 'Mr. Blaine Is
not coming back this fall nor during the
coming winter. i am not able to say
whether he will be the next Republican
candidate for the Presidency, and the ques-
tion whether he will seek to be the nomi-
nee of his party may depend even more
upon his enemies than his friends. Mr..
Blaine approved very cordially the action
of the Ohio Convention in endorsing Mr..
Sherman's candidacy through its platform,
saying that he didn't see how the conven-
tion could have done anything else than
the very proper thing it did
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
POOR OLD MAN PALSY.
GENERAL PAIRCHILD WILL NOT STAND
FOR REFLECTION
As Commander In Chief OF the 6, A. r.
He Says His Private Business Will Not
Allow Him 10 Spare the Tms-An
Incident in Mexico, No.

MADISON, Wis, September 13-Com-
mander- in Chief Fairchild says he is not q
candidate for reelection at the coming G.
A. r. meeting, and has so expressed him.
self to hundreds Of veterans who are urging
him to stand for reelection, especially as
they were anxious that he should be yiudi-
Gated.
General Fairchild says that he cannot
afford to devote another year to the duties
of the Chief, which are such
as to consume all his time, to the entire
exclusion OF his private interests. He says
that lie has no idea who will succeed him.
The heCommander-in.C Chief announces that
Idaho has been detached from the Depart
ment of Utah, the Department Of Idaho es-
tablished, and w. II. Nye, of Boise City,
appointed Department Commander; and
that Arizona has been set aside from the
Department of California, the Department
of Arizona established, and A. l.. Cow, OF
Tomt stone, appointed Department Com
mander. There are now forty depart
ments in the country.
The General Executive Committee OF the
General Encampment at st. Louis has been
changed from the Lindell to 2O9 North
Fourth street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
The Wealth of Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, September IA
special edition OF the Gazette to-day shows
that the amount OF timber at present in
the stateis estimated at $50, 600, 900, 600
feet, board measure, hard wood and pine,
of which 50, 900, 900, 600 feet is merchauta-
BILE pine. The number of railroads in op-
Grafton, %; length, 1000 miles: length of
navigable water ways of the State, 3, 47O
miles. Number Of counties in TIE State
with both rail and river outlet, 80;
number of counties without rail or river
outlet, only %. Superficial area of the
coal fields af the State, 2,5O0,0O0 acres;
superficial area of iron fields, 100000
acres; number of acres United States land
in the State, approximately, 1000, 600
acres; number of acres of land for sale by
the State, 1000, 900 acres; area of the
marble district of the State, 1900 square
miles
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-14
SatlonaII,t View OF Bu,Isr's Action,


LONDON, September ia prominent
Nationalist, speaking to-day OF Sir Redvers
Buller's resignation, said: 'In the resig
nation of Sir Redyers Butler, the Govern
ment has lost strong, honest man who,
when be had determined 10 his own mind
that he is going wrong, stops at nothing
conscientious man whose honesty of pur-
pose will not allow him to be party to
the dubious methods Of Ministry that
sanctions the eviction Of helpless old
woman and that looks with complaisance
on the unprovoked murder Of old men.
Less than two years ago when Sir Redvers
Butler was sent TO Ireland 10 take charge
of the troops there the landlords realized
almost Immediately that they had o NAN
10 deal with who intended I. see with his
own eyes the true stare Of affairs. To his
credit he 1t said that he was most reluct-
ant to permit eyiCtiOns, and he only did 20
when he had exhausted every means in
his power To avoid such a process.
when he went to Ireland he had no
leaning toward Home Rule, and later,
when he was Under Secretary and the
Parnellite press announced that he was in
tovor of Home Rule, he sent ont state,
ment proclaiming himself a stauch Union
ist and that he did not favor Home Role.
But all this time his mind was surely con-
nipg the doctrine, IF not IN all its workings,
at least abstractly. The Government did
not appeaz to see that the gallant General
could not send in the kind Of G report they
desired when he was detailed to investi
cate Ireland's condition. But, true to hi
honesty, he faithfully and accurately re
ported all the poverty and squalor he
found in the country. and recommended
meraiful and remedial measures. This 70
port the Ministry, whose eye y,rs then
opened to see what rlansSr OF man they
were dealing with, are accused Of garbliD;
and distoJting before it was made public
because it was too true a statement o
a wretchedness that they wanted ta per
seeute.
There can be Bo doubt that at tha
time began the disgust that has termin
atei in Redvers Buller's resignation. II
fact, the very vehemence that character
lied Mr. Ralfour's assertion that the res
ignation was simply for the reason that si
Redvers desired to return 70 the Wa
7 Office, and that any assumption that It "a
for any other reason was unquahhedl!
false, gives color to the opinion that mus
be uppermost in the mind Of every man 3
whom the facts are known. Sir Redver
Butler has quietly resigned, and it is no
supposed that he will offer any rsaSaa .
the world at large; 90 The Government ea
put what Interpretation they please upo
his action"